Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-04-03
Sad SUICIDE.
". a. SCHAIRER'S S TERRIBLE DEATH.
A Well Known Butcher Blows His Brain,
Out
ACCOUNT OF The SAD AFFAIR,
The Fatal Shot Fired at His Residence in
Fulton.

About a quarter after ten o'clock yester-
day morning Albert Schairer, the we'll
known butcher and proprietor of the meat
market at No. 1919 Market street, blew
his brains out at his residence in Fulton.
AS the deceased had been in the city dur
ing the early hours of the morning super
vising his boys in the conduct of the bust.
ness and settling up some financial mat
tiers, the news of the suicide at first met
with little credence among Mr.. Schairer's
friends, but soon there was no room fol
doubt, and unbelief gave place to SORROW
and surprise.
At an early hour in the morning Mr.
Schairer's boys came into the city with
their regular supply Of meat for the Second
ward market stall, and al 5 o'clock the
father followed. He attempted to assist
his sons in cutting up the meat and pre-
pairing it for sale, but finding slight at
tack of rheumatism made this work pain
full, he desisted, and after supervising
and directing his sons for time and
waiting on customers, he started out TO set.
tie up several small bills. He ate his
breakfast at Mr.. Dusch's hotel, where he
seemed to be in the hest OF spirits. About
8 o clock Mr.. Schairer purchased bouquet
at one of the market stalls, and after again
dropping in at Dusch's, he started tC
walk to Fulton. Mr.. Charley Hoffman
overlook him with wagon, and Mr.
Schairer got into the vehicle and SO made
the remainder of the trip.
On entering his residence at Fulton, Mr.,
Schairer was met by his daughter, Emily,
who was surprised at his appearance al
that hour, it then being .. few minutes
after ten, and asked what was wrong
Her father told her that he had forgotten
something, and then, after taking off his
coat, he went up stairs 10 his bedroom. In
moment the children heard shot, and
probably realizing that her father had shot
himself, Miss Schairer screamed for aid
George Elbert, who was near the house, al
once ran in and hurried up stairs Enter
ing the bed room, Elbert found Mr.
Schairer lying across the bed. He wa
quite dead, and basty examina
ton revealed gun-shot wound in hi!
head, about an inch above the right eye
The wound had been inflicted with 3s
calibre revolver, which was found lying
beside the body.
Coroner Schultze was at once sent for
anI off iny niru inf tho f.nto aT
at the conclusion that death had resulted
in accordance with the facts above given
Mr.. Schairer was born in Tubingen
Germany, September 2l 1910. He came
To this country in 1859, and settled in thu
South. When the war broke out, he wa,
conscripted into the Confederate army
but deserted at the first convenient oppor
tunity and came North, settling down in
this city. He has since been engaged il
the butchering business. About tire,
months ago his wife died, leaving min,
children, the eldest twenty-five and thu
youngest two years Of age. Since ther
Mr.. Schairer had been somewhat down
hearted at times, and financial difficulties
added to his perpleXities. A few days age
he told his oldest daughter he would sOor
follow his wife, and asked her to take good
care of her eight brothers and sisters,
Friends of the deceased stated yesterday
that he could have secured financial aid
if he had hut made his situation and ne
cessities known, but he did not do 30
broOding over his trouble alone. lie had
been advised TO make an assignment, but
refused TO do no.
The funeral will take place this after
noon at three o'clock. A special trair
will leave over the Elm Grove road at 2:ii
for the accommodation of friends